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. -- the supporting bureaucracy and the pentagon. in other words, those parts of the pentagon that are not the army, navy, air force, and marines, but the underlying, supporting functions, the accounting, the logistics. there is something like 28 different agencies that are not part of the military services. my goal is to try to save some money streamlining their back office functions. the way they handle personnel, but just ask within their own agency, the way they manage their real estate. those limited discrete areas to squeeze more money out of the tail. so that more taxpayer dollars can go to the tooth, which is the war fighter and where our country is defended. >> is perfectly fits within the realm of your oversight. do you feel as if you have -- first of all do you think this , is the kind of initiative that should've emanated from the pentagon first? do you feel like you have a not only secretary mattis, but mr. shanahan as well, to see this through? how is it different? rep. thornberry: i do think we have a partner. if you l
. -- the supporting bureaucracy and the pentagon. in other words, those parts of the pentagon that are not the army, navy, air force, and marines, but the underlying, supporting functions, the accounting, the logistics. there is something like 28 different agencies that are not part of the military services. my goal is to try to save some money streamlining their back office functions. the way they handle personnel, but just ask within their own agency, the way they manage their real estate....
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gordon lubold is pentagon reporter for the wall street journal. megan scully covers national security for cq roll call. as are watching the system works scenes at of the korean peninsula on this i am wondering friday, what your thoughts were on the security issues for the peninsula and for our allies as you are seeing these scenes and promises between the two leaders unfold. rep. thornberry: number one, it is remarkable. we have not seen this sort of thing since the end of the korean war. number i remember the history two, that north korea has been very adept at manipulation of public opinion and benefiting from it. it may well be they have gone further and more effective in splitting -- trying to split us from our south korean allies than his father or grandfather has ever done. so i remain skeptical because of the track record, but it is worth putting them to the test to see if they are serious about giving up their nuclear capability. if so it will be a major achievement. chairman, we have a new secretary of state. i wondered if you can give us
gordon lubold is pentagon reporter for the wall street journal. megan scully covers national security for cq roll call. as are watching the system works scenes at of the korean peninsula on this i am wondering friday, what your thoughts were on the security issues for the peninsula and for our allies as you are seeing these scenes and promises between the two leaders unfold. rep. thornberry: number one, it is remarkable. we have not seen this sort of thing since the end of the korean war....
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. >> monday on landmark cases, the pentagon papers case. in 1971, a former military analyst released a top-secret pentagon study to the new york times and washington post, which fought the nixon administration to publish your -- to publish. discuss landmark case are two of the nation's top litigators. watch landmark cases monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span and join the conversation. at c-span. we have resources on our website for background on the case. the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution and the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> monday evening at 7:00 p.m., james comey will be live on book tv on c-span two in primetime with his best-selling autobiography "a higher loyalty." he will discuss several of the issues he faced as fbi director, including the rush of investigation, hillary clinton's emails and his views on president trump. watch james comey live on book tv on c-span2 in primetime, monday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> now, a discussion on the vulnerab
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we will never get pentagon bureaucracy perfect. what is different now, we just talked about a partnership where congress and the pentagon leadership, both are trying to move in the same direction and give us a chance to be more effective. the other thing that is different, this is all bipartisan work, members in congress understand we face a array of national security threats than we have before. russia modernizing weapons, to the information warfare that we were talking about. lots of things in between. to deal with this array of threats we can't afford to just focus on one like terrorism. we have to be ready for everything. a sense ofving urgency to slim down not just the size of bureaucracy to save money but so we can make decisions at the pace the world is moving. everybody sense among we have got to bring the pentagon up to date. that is a new sense of urgency. >> the pentagon is getting more money next year. 85 billion dollars over the cap. it is a number you have supported. does that decrease this urgency to save money and r
we will never get pentagon bureaucracy perfect. what is different now, we just talked about a partnership where congress and the pentagon leadership, both are trying to move in the same direction and give us a chance to be more effective. the other thing that is different, this is all bipartisan work, members in congress understand we face a array of national security threats than we have before. russia modernizing weapons, to the information warfare that we were talking about. lots of things...
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before a closed-door meeting. >> is a pleasure to host you here at the pentagon. i appreciated your hospitality when we saw each other ahead of israel's remembrance day and i'm glad to have the opportunity to reciprocate following your own -- our own memorial day in the states. i am anticipating that we will have an afternoon of frank discussions on a wide range of issues. as the minister and i usually do. before we start, i wanted to reiterate that the ministration 's -- the administration's commitment to israel's security design glad. we are committed to ensuring that israel can offend itself against iran, its proxies, and terrorist groups. the administration supports your country's right to defend itself against rockets fired by hamas and other militants against israeli civilians and i want to thank you again for your role in the cease-fire with hamas. the president has expressed his full support for a replenishing of israel's iron dome missile defense system which saved so many isn't lives during the most recent conflict. we see lassie security for israelis an
before a closed-door meeting. >> is a pleasure to host you here at the pentagon. i appreciated your hospitality when we saw each other ahead of israel's remembrance day and i'm glad to have the opportunity to reciprocate following your own -- our own memorial day in the states. i am anticipating that we will have an afternoon of frank discussions on a wide range of issues. as the minister and i usually do. before we start, i wanted to reiterate that the ministration 's -- the...
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the pentagon spends more on service contracts than it does on weapons. and there it's harder to know if the taxpayers are getting good value. what we do know is if you look at the last five years, contract spending is down 10%. but bid protests are up 35%. there's hardly a contract awarded these days that there's not a protest on. what's the effect of these trends. well, we waste a lot of money and effort. we have more tail and less tooth. more overhead and less -- that fighting capability than we should have for the money we spend. who said this and when? as long as we offer assistance where the checkers are outnumbering the doers, the doers are going to spend more paper work for the checkers. it could have been any or all of the defense manufacturing facilities i visited in the last two or five years. but that's admiral rickover quoted to packard in a letter to george schultz in 1970. we're at the point where it's estimated that about a third of the procurement dollars are going to overhead right now. and the rest of the story is that it's not just was
the pentagon spends more on service contracts than it does on weapons. and there it's harder to know if the taxpayers are getting good value. what we do know is if you look at the last five years, contract spending is down 10%. but bid protests are up 35%. there's hardly a contract awarded these days that there's not a protest on. what's the effect of these trends. well, we waste a lot of money and effort. we have more tail and less tooth. more overhead and less -- that fighting capability than...
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the pentagon cut -- is that going to be overturned? >> i do not know. i want to look at it. to me, it is not a one or the other. i have some concerns. how do you take a 50-year-old plane? that technology was 50 years old. -- kind of unmanned the direction we are going. i will not look at it based on whether it is done in my district are not. we have a subcommittee that will be looking at all those things in minute details and i will try to look at the overall -- i will not be involved in trying to force something because it is best for my district. i will be looking at the overall defense of our nation. what is the best way to make sure we have the best possible use -- i understand the defense needs to be on the table, just like everything else. why take 50% of the savings out of 20% of the budget? we need to get to where the real problem is. the defense department is not the problem. when you look at 487 billion and the potential of another 500 billion, and someone even go further. there are people who would like to see us eliminate defense, just along with everybody. >> we
the pentagon cut -- is that going to be overturned? >> i do not know. i want to look at it. to me, it is not a one or the other. i have some concerns. how do you take a 50-year-old plane? that technology was 50 years old. -- kind of unmanned the direction we are going. i will not look at it based on whether it is done in my district are not. we have a subcommittee that will be looking at all those things in minute details and i will try to look at the overall -- i will not be involved in...
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the pentagon is larger. i don't think congress is that inclined to challenge fundamentally the kind of strategy and technology the defense department proposes. the most effective channel for reform might be the schoolhouse, or defense intellectual community. congress does clearly say we do not like certain things, but it is too early to cut the a-10. what is an aircraft carrier was sunk with that require a war with china for that to happen? there is certainly a possibility for unexpected events. >> i'm not a defense expert. they don't want to change it. that is a common dynamic. >> other questions, yes sir. >> i have a question about foreign propaganda. i still has videos -- isil has videos where they are executing russian intelligence agents. i believe that is for western media. it is not for those particular countries. my question is given russians stage in syria, they sponsored the regime. once they took over, they became a superpower. they have better terms of going through the turkish straits than we do
the pentagon is larger. i don't think congress is that inclined to challenge fundamentally the kind of strategy and technology the defense department proposes. the most effective channel for reform might be the schoolhouse, or defense intellectual community. congress does clearly say we do not like certain things, but it is too early to cut the a-10. what is an aircraft carrier was sunk with that require a war with china for that to happen? there is certainly a possibility for unexpected...
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i went to washington to the pentagon and to arlington, saw hole where the pentagon was on fire come i stood with people there, going in to make sure that the fire was out, that people had gotten out. i went to the hospitals. i was told the story about a woman who was burned, she was in the burn ward, and i asked, what did you experience? she said, i was at my desk, everything was normal and in the smoke andeye it was fire. that is the lesson for all of us. in today's modern world, you do not know what will happen. i have often been asked, what was your experience? i struggle to be able to explain , i tell them, we didn't know what was next. we do not know whether there would be another attack, we didn't know whether the governors would be attacked, it is hard to explain. it is hard to explain how you move forward and deal with issues, just as the president of france is dealing with things on this very day. i have a confession. i tend to watch msnbc. yeah, i want to know what the enemy is thinking, i want to understand. [applause] watched rachel on and theshe was thing that struck me,
i went to washington to the pentagon and to arlington, saw hole where the pentagon was on fire come i stood with people there, going in to make sure that the fire was out, that people had gotten out. i went to the hospitals. i was told the story about a woman who was burned, she was in the burn ward, and i asked, what did you experience? she said, i was at my desk, everything was normal and in the smoke andeye it was fire. that is the lesson for all of us. in today's modern world, you do not...
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within the pentagon. i think based on the total reduction in force, the 100,000 reduction in force that will happen post-afghanistan, that they are beginning now -- i think that is a product of that reduction in force. i think that is probably a good thing, to make sure you have the right leadership structure so it does not become too top heavy. whether it is our great nco women,enlisted men and or junior officers, is there a balance within the force structure? if there is not, that could also be a situation where the folks down the line say, where is the priority for everyone? the proper balance in the force and the reduction in the flag officers, i think, is something that necessarily needs to follow with the total reduction in force. >> some of those dismissals have been for cause, sort of a rash of generals and admirals that have run into trouble one way or the other. what do you think about that phenomenon? do you think the military is being too tough on people, not accepting any errors at all? do yo
within the pentagon. i think based on the total reduction in force, the 100,000 reduction in force that will happen post-afghanistan, that they are beginning now -- i think that is a product of that reduction in force. i think that is probably a good thing, to make sure you have the right leadership structure so it does not become too top heavy. whether it is our great nco women,enlisted men and or junior officers, is there a balance within the force structure? if there is not, that could also...
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>> again, i would ask that you direct that question to the pentagon. there are roughly 135,000 u.s. troops in the country. but as for their particular deployment, i'd direct that the to the pentagon. >> can i just make sure i got this straight. when you were asked about the syrian fighters coming into iraq, have you actually seen a diminishing of that number or is it not yet clear? >> i think it's too soon to gauge the numbers except to assure you that we track this issue very closely. and compared to say a year ago, there is a substantial -- there are fewer such people coming over. now, whether there are fewer coming over because they understand the consequence of unlawful crossing of the border is greater now than it might have been in the past, that's hard to say. but the specific question had to do with the recent discussions with syrian authorities and whether there is a change in the flow at this point and i think in that case it's a little too soon to say. >> that was since last weekend, right? >> the discussions with syria were just last week, yes. so it is obviously a littl
>> again, i would ask that you direct that question to the pentagon. there are roughly 135,000 u.s. troops in the country. but as for their particular deployment, i'd direct that the to the pentagon. >> can i just make sure i got this straight. when you were asked about the syrian fighters coming into iraq, have you actually seen a diminishing of that number or is it not yet clear? >> i think it's too soon to gauge the numbers except to assure you that we track this issue very...
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when the pentagon says they're decommission it, people say you cannot do that. the battle over the size of the national guard. congress has got to wake up and understand the budgets are getting smaller. intelligentome decisions and scissor trying to defend every little piece of the budget. i think the pentagon tried to take a holistic approach. i hope they start to be more cooperative. we can make sure that we have the training equipment necessary for the military. >> this budget that will be dropping is probably going to be the first one we have seen that will confirm with the caps we have seen in the budget control act. smith were the secretary of defense, where would the cuts most heavily fall? we were talking about compensation and benefits. this will not go until may or june. this probably will not reform the alteration bills. make of reduction specifically? >> certainly you have to look at the personnel side. i think there's money to be saved on the nuclear side. over 51 hundred nuclear warheads which more than meets our needs going forward. there are ways
when the pentagon says they're decommission it, people say you cannot do that. the battle over the size of the national guard. congress has got to wake up and understand the budgets are getting smaller. intelligentome decisions and scissor trying to defend every little piece of the budget. i think the pentagon tried to take a holistic approach. i hope they start to be more cooperative. we can make sure that we have the training equipment necessary for the military. >> this budget that...
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anybody at the pentagon t it's -- and do i believe that we could cut the pentagon at 10% and he could get better at what they do? yeah, actually with, i do. might not happen but it's at least possible. you need to get into that mindset. not, oh, my gosh, we have a problem, please give me another check. and believe me, it ain't just the pentagon that looks at the world way. i've been dealing with public policy for 32 years, we don't have enough resources. the world is what it is. in the world there's a finite if amount of resources unless you happen to be elon elon miss or jeff bezos. for the most part, you've got to find the resources. and when you get really good at it is when you accept that and you say i'm going to make the best of what i have. other than what i listed which is not insignificant, you know, look at it that way. we have to live with $800 billion. can we do it? absolutely, we can. and then you've got all the partners. you know, there's other people out there who are now starting to step up because the threat from russia and china the has become very real after ukraine
anybody at the pentagon t it's -- and do i believe that we could cut the pentagon at 10% and he could get better at what they do? yeah, actually with, i do. might not happen but it's at least possible. you need to get into that mindset. not, oh, my gosh, we have a problem, please give me another check. and believe me, it ain't just the pentagon that looks at the world way. i've been dealing with public policy for 32 years, we don't have enough resources. the world is what it is. in the world...
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and the pentagon. completely redacted. none of the words can be seen at all. we know now that some of these redactions were covered up but only some of it. why did they redact the sections they redacted? who ordered the redactions? why are they covering up? what are they hiding? these questions must be asked. when you are accused of something, you don't suppress evidence that will exonerate you. the fact that the administration is going to such lengths to prevent such e-mails from coming out is extraordinarily telling. it seems like they themselves feel they are guilty. getting the full documentary record would undoubtedly shed light on the issues at hand. these were senior trump officials discussing the delay of military assistance to ukraine. who ordered it, why it was ordered, whether or not it was legal, and how it was connected to the effort of presidenting ukraine to announcing investigations into the political rival of a president. and these e-mails represent just a sliver of the documentary evidence that exists in this case. there was an exceedingly st
and the pentagon. completely redacted. none of the words can be seen at all. we know now that some of these redactions were covered up but only some of it. why did they redact the sections they redacted? who ordered the redactions? why are they covering up? what are they hiding? these questions must be asked. when you are accused of something, you don't suppress evidence that will exonerate you. the fact that the administration is going to such lengths to prevent such e-mails from coming out is...
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mike vickers, former of special operations in the pentagon. kathleen hicks, who has held many senior roles in the pentagon. so i want to open on questions that have touched your careers. you have all spent time fighting extremist militants in your different roles. with that experience, looking at al qaeda and other groups, is isis or isil the threat that national security is making it out to be to the u.s. public? and is al qaeda on the back foot for good, or are you just prepping for the next battle? since you are in the private sector now, feel free to share anything with us at all. [laughter] mr. vickers: the threat of a terrorist attack remains our number one national security threat, clear and present danger along with cyber attack. they occupied policymakers' minds every day. isil is a bigger threat because of its ability to inspire radicalization attacks across the world. but al qaeda is more sophisticated. so if an airliner blew up over the u.s., it would far more likely be al qaeda today than isil. al qaeda has suffered losses is stil
mike vickers, former of special operations in the pentagon. kathleen hicks, who has held many senior roles in the pentagon. so i want to open on questions that have touched your careers. you have all spent time fighting extremist militants in your different roles. with that experience, looking at al qaeda and other groups, is isis or isil the threat that national security is making it out to be to the u.s. public? and is al qaeda on the back foot for good, or are you just prepping for the next...
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has ukraine said anything definitive to the pentagon? general ryder: on your latter question, i'm not tracking any. obviously it's for ukraine to discuss the internal domestic affairs. as far as the small d bomb, as we acknowledged last year, we will provide ukraine with the underlaunch small of the usai funded security efforts. however, due to operation security reasons, we're not going to confirm specific time lines and defer to ukraine to talk about any delivery but we do, as i mentioned, continue to work closely with ukraine and our industry partners to ensure ukraine receives and is ready to use the capabilities that we're delivering to them and as quickly as possible. thanks. sir? reporter: recognizing there's an ongoing investigation to it, is there any indication because of the drone attack it was a result of a technology failure or gap versus human error in terms of recognizing what the technology and information was saying? general ryder: again, i appreciate the question. syncom is looking into that. the other aspect of this wh
has ukraine said anything definitive to the pentagon? general ryder: on your latter question, i'm not tracking any. obviously it's for ukraine to discuss the internal domestic affairs. as far as the small d bomb, as we acknowledged last year, we will provide ukraine with the underlaunch small of the usai funded security efforts. however, due to operation security reasons, we're not going to confirm specific time lines and defer to ukraine to talk about any delivery but we do, as i mentioned,...
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this is an already out-of-control bloated pentagon budget. it would increase funding to $69 billion for wars that congress has never debated or voted on. once again, my republican colleagues have used off-the-book spending gimmicks to further expand the bloated pentagon budget. enough is enough, mr. speaker. instead of writing blank checks to the pentagon, congress needs to live up to its constitutional obligation to debate matters of war and peace. yesterday, i offered an amendment to sunset the 2001 and 2002 authorization to use military force after eight months of enactment. congress would have eight months to debate and vote on a new aumf before the repeal. eight months. that's plenty of time. mr. speaker, we passed the 2001 aumf within three days, mind you. last year, of course, speaker ryan -- and i say at the orders of donald trump -- undemocratically stripped our bipartisan 2001 sunset amendment when the defense appropriations bill came before us. when in the world would this body have the backbone to debate the cost and consequences
this is an already out-of-control bloated pentagon budget. it would increase funding to $69 billion for wars that congress has never debated or voted on. once again, my republican colleagues have used off-the-book spending gimmicks to further expand the bloated pentagon budget. enough is enough, mr. speaker. instead of writing blank checks to the pentagon, congress needs to live up to its constitutional obligation to debate matters of war and peace. yesterday, i offered an amendment to sunset...
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i don't think the pentagon is $80 million well if we were to give it to them today. so i absolutely think that we are talking about ramping this up over the short term over a number of years. but one of the things that we also called for is a change in our procurement process. we have to develop and deploy technology much more quickly. our goal should be a seven-year window. otherwise, with some of the programs that i been suspended or even canceled, it has taken us so long to develop and deploy technology that by the time it is deployed, it is obsolete. and so i am calling for more investment the pentagon and our forces, but also we need to talk about changing the procurement process. cut down the bureaucracy and the pentagon to get projects approved, so it does not go to 100 meetings. we need more accountability. i'm calling for multi-sourcing components of programs and again speeding up the delivery , and holding folks accountable for delivering on-time, on budget. but i want to be very clear. there is waste and abuse and we have to root it out. because that waste
i don't think the pentagon is $80 million well if we were to give it to them today. so i absolutely think that we are talking about ramping this up over the short term over a number of years. but one of the things that we also called for is a change in our procurement process. we have to develop and deploy technology much more quickly. our goal should be a seven-year window. otherwise, with some of the programs that i been suspended or even canceled, it has taken us so long to develop and...
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the pentagon will have to cut $500 billion over the next decade. the discussion was hosted by the brookings institution. >> good morning. called dissecting the pentagon strategic choices and management review. i am marvin calvin. i am a senior advisor to the center for crisis reporting which is located just next door. way back in august 2011 which is only two years ago congress passed and the president signed into law a legislative monstrosity called the budget control act. it was a way of doing something when nothing seemed worse. at least at that time. a joint committee was set up to control the spiraling deficit. congress warned that if they fail to come up with a solution sequestration would automatically although. these cuts have now begun. the pentagon was already prepared to cut 150 billion dollars over the next 10 years. sequestration would require $500 billion in cuts over the next 10 years. last week check hagel warned that cut of that magnitude would not only affect entitlement such as salary, housing, education and the like but it would
the pentagon will have to cut $500 billion over the next decade. the discussion was hosted by the brookings institution. >> good morning. called dissecting the pentagon strategic choices and management review. i am marvin calvin. i am a senior advisor to the center for crisis reporting which is located just next door. way back in august 2011 which is only two years ago congress passed and the president signed into law a legislative monstrosity called the budget control act. it was a way...
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and now the pentagon press secretary with an update on the navy destroyer in the red sea that shut down several drones that were launched by hootie forces in yemen. he also spoke about ongoing military aid for israel and the pre-hospital is persian in gaza. this is about 35 minutes. , currently underway and in route. additionally we trying to provide additional capabilities by fostering these u.s. naval assets, we aim to send a strong message intended to deter a wider conflict. to bolster regional stability and of course, to make it clear we will protect and defend our national security interests. to that end, a crew of the guided missile destroyer operating in the northern red sea earlier today was shot down and several drones that were launched by hootie forces in yemen. this action was a demonstration that we built in the middle east and we are prepared to utilize never necessary to protect our partners and their interests in this important region. -- region. there were no casualties u.s. forces and none that we know of to any civilians on the ground. information about the engagement
and now the pentagon press secretary with an update on the navy destroyer in the red sea that shut down several drones that were launched by hootie forces in yemen. he also spoke about ongoing military aid for israel and the pre-hospital is persian in gaza. this is about 35 minutes. , currently underway and in route. additionally we trying to provide additional capabilities by fostering these u.s. naval assets, we aim to send a strong message intended to deter a wider conflict. to bolster...
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the question is what is pentagon leadership do? and that is something the discussed by the civilian leadership at the defense department right now. how do we react to what congress is pompously -- possibly going to let us do? it is possible that pentagon leadership says we don't want that action money and that will change everything up. because congress is going to want to hand the department money that they don't want because it is not the kind of money we need. that will change the dynamic and keep the number a lot lower. it will keep a closer to $70 billion total. i do not think we will get anywhere near 90 billion dollars. there just isn't enough to spend on the things needed. david: one of the attractive things in theory about adding money on a budget resolution stages each not have to do a political trade of one for one of busting up discretionary. it is not restricted by the cap. there are some compost ways by which it is. you can sort of put money there and the cap will rise along with it and you act as if you have that mor
the question is what is pentagon leadership do? and that is something the discussed by the civilian leadership at the defense department right now. how do we react to what congress is pompously -- possibly going to let us do? it is possible that pentagon leadership says we don't want that action money and that will change everything up. because congress is going to want to hand the department money that they don't want because it is not the kind of money we need. that will change the dynamic...
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this is a problem that every person in the pentagon is taking very seriously. none more so than the leadership of the army. we have made huge steps in dealing with the posttraumatic stress issue. we have put enormous resources into it, done an enormous amount of educational activity to try to -- virtually every soldier in the army has been exposed to training on how to recognize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, building the but the principle of looking out to see if your buddy is demonstrating this, educating families so they can recognize the symptoms, creating capabilities for treatment for these people. we've done a lot to try to remove the stigma of recording -- reporting. i think making progress for people seeking help and i think we're making significant progress in those areas. the truth of the matter is i believe the suicides are a reflection of the stress on the force. and we will do everything in our power to try to have commanders andnco's an nco's and others recognize distress. the solution to this problem is where our soldiers have more time
this is a problem that every person in the pentagon is taking very seriously. none more so than the leadership of the army. we have made huge steps in dealing with the posttraumatic stress issue. we have put enormous resources into it, done an enormous amount of educational activity to try to -- virtually every soldier in the army has been exposed to training on how to recognize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, building the but the principle of looking out to see if your buddy is...
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the engine for the aircraft that the pentagon wanted is being built by pratt whitney. some members of congress were pushing a second engine built by the arrival contractor in large political -- the hope among some that it would lead to jobs in their states. it was a classic case of congress foisting on the defense department something it did not want to add it to another $3 billion. it was a double sideshow and distracted from some of the greater problems and challenges. >> does any other country in the world have this set up? >> no. no other country spends nearly what we do on this. >> is it good or bad that congress -- >> it is hopeful that congress acts as a check on some of these runaway programs. in many cases, congress is trying to sh the pentagon to do it staff that it does not want to do. members of congress wanted for their own interest. we continued to build tanks and ohio. why do we do that? members of the ohio delegation want the jobs. the army does not think it needs any more tanks. >> there is a " in your article about the marine corps is ability to get w
the engine for the aircraft that the pentagon wanted is being built by pratt whitney. some members of congress were pushing a second engine built by the arrival contractor in large political -- the hope among some that it would lead to jobs in their states. it was a classic case of congress foisting on the defense department something it did not want to add it to another $3 billion. it was a double sideshow and distracted from some of the greater problems and challenges. >> does any other...
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it includes $622 billion and pentagon spending and $511 billion in nondefense spending. the plan also calls for an overhaul of the u.s. tax code and $203 billion in cuts to entitlements are grand such as medicare, medicaid, and social security. the house budget committee will work on the republican budget blueprint for 2018. our live coverage of the market eastern on0:00 a.m. wednesday. c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we will continue our conversation on the federal budget. republican congressman tom reed from new york join us to talk about that and efforts to boost u.s. manufacturing. also, ohio democratic congressman tim ryan on the republican public -- were public proposal in the future of the democratic party. also, looking at the future of nafta and the trump administration's work to renegotiate the agreement. the short watch "washington journal." join the discussion -- be sure to watch "washington journal." join the discussion. announcer: trump administration certifies a roster
it includes $622 billion and pentagon spending and $511 billion in nondefense spending. the plan also calls for an overhaul of the u.s. tax code and $203 billion in cuts to entitlements are grand such as medicare, medicaid, and social security. the house budget committee will work on the republican budget blueprint for 2018. our live coverage of the market eastern on0:00 a.m. wednesday. c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming...
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let's >> live to the pentagon with pentagon price secretary on military operations on the war between israel and hamas. >> let me address the ongoing situation in the middle east and the department of defense response and i'll discuss the reports of drone attacks against u.s. facilities in iraq and syria. as you are all aware, secretary austin recently directed steps to strengthen boss bolster to deter the strike group to the eastern mediterranean with the uss eisenhower. we are advancing our fighter aircraft in the central command region to provide additional capabilities. our posture in the u.s. naval assets and advanced air fighter we send a strong message to deter a conflict. to bolster stability and we will protect and defend our national security interests. to that end, the crew of the uss carney operating shut down three land attack missiles and several drones launched by forces in yemen. this was air and missile defense that we built in the middle east and prepared to utilize whenever necessary to protect our partners and our interests in this important region. there were no c
let's >> live to the pentagon with pentagon price secretary on military operations on the war between israel and hamas. >> let me address the ongoing situation in the middle east and the department of defense response and i'll discuss the reports of drone attacks against u.s. facilities in iraq and syria. as you are all aware, secretary austin recently directed steps to strengthen boss bolster to deter the strike group to the eastern mediterranean with the uss eisenhower. we are...
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does the pentagon agree to drain the red hill tanks, and if so, why is the defense department appealing the court orders? can you sort of address what is an issue that is clearly angering people in hawaii about whether or not the department is actively going to drain the tanks? thanks. mr. kirby: no announcements to speak to you today with respect to any other deployment orders or troop movements with respect to the situation in ukraine. on red hill, lita, first thing i'd like to say is how seriously we are in fact taking this issue. we obviously, number one priority is to make sure we're looking after the military personnel and their families as well as residents -- civilian residents affected by this contamination. the navy is working on that very, very hard. we still have just under 4,000 military families that are displaced that we are trying to get them back into their quarters as quickly as possible. number two is, of course, safeguarding national security and making sure we can fuel the forces of the indo-pacific region and, of course, red hill is a critical component of doing th
does the pentagon agree to drain the red hill tanks, and if so, why is the defense department appealing the court orders? can you sort of address what is an issue that is clearly angering people in hawaii about whether or not the department is actively going to drain the tanks? thanks. mr. kirby: no announcements to speak to you today with respect to any other deployment orders or troop movements with respect to the situation in ukraine. on red hill, lita, first thing i'd like to say is how...
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he was trying to say with that particular tweet which came before the holiday, he just visited the pentagon, he adjust her to rethink on the pent -- on the f-35 and he heard about the air force interest -- the pentagon's interest in recapitalizing u.s. nuclear tryouts. one of the other major challenges you will faces over the next 10 years, the united states is scheduled to spend about $1 trillion to replace the land and sea and bomber legs of the nuclear triad. showsis a new report that these costs are increasing for each one of these systems. this will be one of the major nuclear policy challenges. there are ways to reduce those costs even while we maintain a sufficient number of nuclear weapons to deter other nuclear armed countries. that is a huge problem that trump will face and we don't have a good fat -- sense of where he will go. host: there is another tweet regarding north korea -- guest: let's hope it doesn't happen. i think president trump was trying to signal that he is going to try to work to prevent that from happening. could, withinans the next several weeks or months , begin
he was trying to say with that particular tweet which came before the holiday, he just visited the pentagon, he adjust her to rethink on the pent -- on the f-35 and he heard about the air force interest -- the pentagon's interest in recapitalizing u.s. nuclear tryouts. one of the other major challenges you will faces over the next 10 years, the united states is scheduled to spend about $1 trillion to replace the land and sea and bomber legs of the nuclear triad. showsis a new report that these...
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>> pentagon press secretary with an update on the navy destroyer uss party and the red sea that shot down three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by forces in yemen. he also spoke about ongoing military aid for israel, the recent hospital explosion in gaza and iran's potential role of the attack on israel. this is about 35 minutes. , currently underway and in route. additionally we are enhancing our fighter aircraft presidents in the central command region to provide additional capabilities. by posturing these u.s. naval assets in advance, we aim to send a strong message intended to deter a wider conflict to bolster regional stability, and to make it clear that we will protect and defend our national security interest. the crew of the guided missile destroyer, uss kearny, operating in the northern red sea, earlier today shot down three land attack missiles. in several drones that were launched by forces in yemen. this action was a demonstration of the integrated air architecture we built in the middle east and that we are prepared to utilize, whenever
>> pentagon press secretary with an update on the navy destroyer uss party and the red sea that shot down three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by forces in yemen. he also spoke about ongoing military aid for israel, the recent hospital explosion in gaza and iran's potential role of the attack on israel. this is about 35 minutes. , currently underway and in route. additionally we are enhancing our fighter aircraft presidents in the central command region...
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of course, it is not just the pentagon. it is the white house that really sends the budget over to us. i think you are exactly right. the agreement last year was for a minimum for the base defense budget. then, a minimum for the overseas contingency account to pay for operations. everybody knowledged -- acknowledge that the exact amount of operations t depends on the world and what is happening. we have more people in afghanistan than was expected. we are sending more people into syria, for example. it is not clear to me what final position the administration is going to take your lester's budget agreement did not give defense enough money. i think a number of folks in the pentagon, and elsewhere, believe that stability -- being able to count on a certain amount -- meant a lot. if the president is saying, it will not be there after all, i think that will be very troubling. mr. herb: if the budget comes over the shortfall, will be see congressional republicans try to plus up the shortfall? rep. thornberry: it is clear on bot
of course, it is not just the pentagon. it is the white house that really sends the budget over to us. i think you are exactly right. the agreement last year was for a minimum for the base defense budget. then, a minimum for the overseas contingency account to pay for operations. everybody knowledged -- acknowledge that the exact amount of operations t depends on the world and what is happening. we have more people in afghanistan than was expected. we are sending more people into syria, for...
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. >> pentagon press secretary john kirby said there's been no decision on u.s. troop deployment to eastern europe amid heightened tensions between russia and ukraine. he also answered questions about afghanistan, isis and hypersoonic jets. >> let me have it. >> i'm not upset, i'm disappointed. >> apologize for the delay today. before we get started, one item to mention. in belize, represents from the united states and central america are participating in the annual central american security conference known as centsec along with other regional partner nations that will be done through the 2nd of the month. southcome sponsors centsec as part of the promise to increase cooperation and help achieve shared security goals. leaders will engage in round table discussions and bilateral meetings on toppings from transnational criminal organizations and irregular migration to covid-19, climate change and natural disasters. general richardson will be with that we'll take questions. looks like we have leeta on the phone. -- lita on the phone. reporter: one, can you tell us
. >> pentagon press secretary john kirby said there's been no decision on u.s. troop deployment to eastern europe amid heightened tensions between russia and ukraine. he also answered questions about afghanistan, isis and hypersoonic jets. >> let me have it. >> i'm not upset, i'm disappointed. >> apologize for the delay today. before we get started, one item to mention. in belize, represents from the united states and central america are participating in the annual...
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is that part of the pentagon's calculus in determining a u.s. response to this? general ryder: i don't have anything specifically on that other than to say again, as part of any decisionmaking process, we take a wide range of considerations into account. again, to include what our broader regional goals are, which from the very beginning have been to prevent the situation in israel and gaza from expanding into a broader conflict and just leave it there. reporter: it's been two days since the attack in jordan, is there concern that in responding it could give time to prepare, to disburse from likely targets, etc.? general ryder: i'm not going to get into any details about what a potential future operation could look like. you've heard both the president and secretary austin say that we will respond in a time and manner of our choosing. three u.s. service members were killed, over 40 woued. by the way, these service members were deployed into the region to contribute to regional security and stability in support of the international coalition to ensure the lasting
is that part of the pentagon's calculus in determining a u.s. response to this? general ryder: i don't have anything specifically on that other than to say again, as part of any decisionmaking process, we take a wide range of considerations into account. again, to include what our broader regional goals are, which from the very beginning have been to prevent the situation in israel and gaza from expanding into a broader conflict and just leave it there. reporter: it's been two days since the...
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move ahead 12 years, the pentagon plan is 2443 plants, and $397.1 billion. the design and production, $84 billion has already been spent. what happened? >> the price has almost doubled. we are getting fewer planes for much money. we have spent an enormous amount of money and the plane is only about 17% tested. the software code is to be written. the marine version still having engineering challenges. what that slide tells you is the sheer amount of money -- the growth of this program in terms of the initial estimate was so different from the reality. this reflects the technical challenges. what critics will tell you is that this is a program that has run amok. it has run aground. it has run out of control. >> more video of the marine version, trying to work for your article showing how these planes. here is the marine video. >> ?-- ♪ ♪ >> helicopter landing ship, not a regular carrier. why do they need that? >> the marines have 11 of those types of ships. they have short? where they can fly planes like that and helicopters. the marines want to continue t
move ahead 12 years, the pentagon plan is 2443 plants, and $397.1 billion. the design and production, $84 billion has already been spent. what happened? >> the price has almost doubled. we are getting fewer planes for much money. we have spent an enormous amount of money and the plane is only about 17% tested. the software code is to be written. the marine version still having engineering challenges. what that slide tells you is the sheer amount of money -- the growth of this program in...
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arms committee and supported my amendment and passed it unanimously over the objections of the obama pentagon and in december it became law and which is on friday, five years too late they were recognized for their haireroism and bravery. at the ceremony over and over again as i looked at young soldiers the sentiment i expressed to each of them is i'm sorry. i'm sorry this took five years. i'm sorry the government -- by the way nadal hassan was in communications with a known radical islamic terrorist asking about the per miss ability of waging jihad on fellow soldiers. when he walked through murdering innocent souls including an unborn child he yelled out and in the administrator's eyes they could not recognize it's terrorism. if we want to restore american leadership in the world the first thing we've got to do is tell the truth. you cannot defeat radical islamic terrorism with a president and administration unwilling to utter the words radical islamic terrorism. you know, we all remember in paris just a few months ago, the horrible terrorist attack that occurred there. that the president re
arms committee and supported my amendment and passed it unanimously over the objections of the obama pentagon and in december it became law and which is on friday, five years too late they were recognized for their haireroism and bravery. at the ceremony over and over again as i looked at young soldiers the sentiment i expressed to each of them is i'm sorry. i'm sorry this took five years. i'm sorry the government -- by the way nadal hassan was in communications with a known radical islamic...
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. >> defense secretary mark esper held a news conference at the pentagon days after the u.s. killed a iranian general and addressed a draft letter that was circulated monday indicating that the u.s. would withdraw its forces from iraq. >> on behalf of the entire department our thoughts are with the family and friends of army special lift henry mayfield junior. he was in support of an operation working to protect long side our kenyan partners. >> and to our east african partners to help them in the fight. moving to iran, at this time, our top priorities remain first the safety and security of american and our readiness to respond to iranian aggression. since the strike, i have spoken to the commanders on the ground to protect their people and prepare for any contingencies. as a result, we increased our force protection postures across the region and will recontinue to bolster our forces as necessary to protect our people nd interests and facilities. and have called on them to stand with us in the defense of coalition forces in iraq. working through nato and with our partners o
. >> defense secretary mark esper held a news conference at the pentagon days after the u.s. killed a iranian general and addressed a draft letter that was circulated monday indicating that the u.s. would withdraw its forces from iraq. >> on behalf of the entire department our thoughts are with the family and friends of army special lift henry mayfield junior. he was in support of an operation working to protect long side our kenyan partners. >> and to our east african...
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announcer: earlier today, president trump visited the pentagon to announce the results of his administration's missile-defense review. at the start of the event, the president spoke about the ongoing government shutdown, and offered his condolences to the families of the four americans killed in syria. this is 35 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. mr. president, mr. vice president, senator sullivan, congressman turner, general silva, and military officers, members of the military and distinguished guests. thank you for joining us as we release the 2019 missile defense review. today, the number of new missile programs around the world is growing disproportionately to other capabilities. we at large, the rest of the world is not developing new fighter and bomber aircraft. they are developing missiles. the sheer proliferation of offensive missile capabilities, more than 20 nation states today in 2019, makes this review timely and essential. aligned with president trump's national security strategy, and nested within the national defense strategy, and in lockstep with the nuclear posture review,
announcer: earlier today, president trump visited the pentagon to announce the results of his administration's missile-defense review. at the start of the event, the president spoke about the ongoing government shutdown, and offered his condolences to the families of the four americans killed in syria. this is 35 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. mr. president, mr. vice president, senator sullivan, congressman turner, general silva, and military officers, members of the military and...
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every secretary for 27 years has devoted himself to reforming the pentagon. i am all for it. it is not going to change the basic issue. we need to do a lot of different things, but in my opinion, we will continue accepting risks to the homeland of vital national interests unless we get realistic about the top line. beyond that, i love the emphasis on innovation and modernization. we did a report a couple of years ago on china's advanced weapons programs. it is tremendous. if i had to choose, i would continue that, but we need other things, and we need those now. >> general? >> i want to respond to chairman smith comments. i spent a good deal of my career trying to make programs execute efficiently. i will give you an analogy. the thing we tend to get criticized the most for in this industry and government's overruns in our development programs. our average program overruns by 25%. in the commercial world, programs are overrun all the time also. it is not visible because people aren't telling you about that, but it is visible when the government does it. i would love to have g
every secretary for 27 years has devoted himself to reforming the pentagon. i am all for it. it is not going to change the basic issue. we need to do a lot of different things, but in my opinion, we will continue accepting risks to the homeland of vital national interests unless we get realistic about the top line. beyond that, i love the emphasis on innovation and modernization. we did a report a couple of years ago on china's advanced weapons programs. it is tremendous. if i had to choose, i...
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he took recommendation by the pentagon to take that action. i don't want to get ahead of what will be the final analysis of what the objects may have been or may not have been. i don't want to get into a hypothetical here. but look, the president does everything that he can, everything in his power to defend, to track edge to protect our airspace. that is what you should clean from the actions that this president took. >> there's a lot of chrism out there that what really drove the president's decision in the latter three shoe downs was an overreaction, a political overreaction to the criticism that he took on the chinese spy balloon for waiting too long. he was criticized for waiting too long and the overreaction of the critics was saying -- he took them down before knowing what they ms. jean-pierre: were. how do you respond? -- how do you respond? ms. jean-pierre: completely different operation. complete different situation, if you well. it was a balloon as you all know that was a chinese surveillance balloon. we--of the president's number o
he took recommendation by the pentagon to take that action. i don't want to get ahead of what will be the final analysis of what the objects may have been or may not have been. i don't want to get into a hypothetical here. but look, the president does everything that he can, everything in his power to defend, to track edge to protect our airspace. that is what you should clean from the actions that this president took. >> there's a lot of chrism out there that what really drove the...
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please welcome barbara starr, cnn pentagon correspondent. [applause] >> i guess they are not going to introduce us. [laughter] >> the vice president of the united states. [applause] >> are we taking a picture? >> you all know the other two guys. [laughter] >> alright. here we go. >> we are taking a group picture, against my will. let me set the stage for this session. i have standing room only and i guarantee that nobody is here to hear what i have to think. we'll have a very, interesting session. unlike most of the things i do, this is special to me because i do as a longtime pentagon correspondent i know both of , these men. secretary cheney has given me permission to call him secretary cheney. he promised me he did not mind. that is how i know him. the vice president was the first defense secretary i ever covered. secretary panetta was the first one i ever had to sit and take out when he moved to italian in his soundbite when he was upset about something. [laughter] barbara: i really cannot put that on tv. never really sure what he was sa
please welcome barbara starr, cnn pentagon correspondent. [applause] >> i guess they are not going to introduce us. [laughter] >> the vice president of the united states. [applause] >> are we taking a picture? >> you all know the other two guys. [laughter] >> alright. here we go. >> we are taking a group picture, against my will. let me set the stage for this session. i have standing room only and i guarantee that nobody is here to hear what i have to think....
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-- pentagon government do about this? tom: i will slightly refrain -- slightly refrain your question. wars are won and lost in the minds of the combatants. we have adversaries that are skilled in trying to sow dissension and to influence the minds of adversaries who happen to be us. in a previous era, we were good at doing that to them. authoritarian regimes have their own weaknesses that can be exploited. that is something we need to rediscover but we also need to be alive to the fact it is about information. it is about not just the reality on the ground but the perceptions that are out there in public and the perceptions of leaders. i totally agree china is the number one challenge. what does that come down to? that comes down to convincing xi jinping he will fail if he tries to use force against taiwan. secondarily, it is about convincing the leadership of the people's liberation army that they will fail if they tried to use force against taiwan. >> the information warfare is happening now. i just visited taiwan where
-- pentagon government do about this? tom: i will slightly refrain -- slightly refrain your question. wars are won and lost in the minds of the combatants. we have adversaries that are skilled in trying to sow dissension and to influence the minds of adversaries who happen to be us. in a previous era, we were good at doing that to them. authoritarian regimes have their own weaknesses that can be exploited. that is something we need to rediscover but we also need to be alive to the fact it is...
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then combat operations against pentagon's he response to ebola. historian david catoosa on wartime. host: good morning everyone on this thursday, thanksgiving day 2014. president obama has plans to watch football on his favorite holiday. but before that, they plan to go to a local food bank for his d.c. neighbors in need. we plan to talk politics today, and if so, what debates will you be having? -- will you plan to talk politics today, and if so, what debates will you be having?
then combat operations against pentagon's he response to ebola. historian david catoosa on wartime. host: good morning everyone on this thursday, thanksgiving day 2014. president obama has plans to watch football on his favorite holiday. but before that, they plan to go to a local food bank for his d.c. neighbors in need. we plan to talk politics today, and if so, what debates will you be having? -- will you plan to talk politics today, and if so, what debates will you be having?
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then, a ceremony for victims families at the pentagon. with vice chair of the joyce chiefs of staff. the american flag will be unfurled where the pentagon was hit on 9/11. onwill take you there live, 9:30 a.m. eastern time on c-span two. for the department of defense employees on c-span3. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> coming up next, washington journal will focus on the 14th anniversary of the september 11 attacks with senator jones at the rand corporation. he will talk about the thread still face in the united states from terrorist groups. when 289 people died flight 77 crashed into the pentagon on september 11, 2000 one. on your screen is alive picture of the pentagon where commemoration ceremonies will be held this morning. "the washington journal" will commemorate 9/11 by taking calls later in the program. on this 14th anniversary, the house of representatives will vote
then, a ceremony for victims families at the pentagon. with vice chair of the joyce chiefs of staff. the american flag will be unfurled where the pentagon was hit on 9/11. onwill take you there live, 9:30 a.m. eastern time on c-span two. for the department of defense employees on c-span3. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> coming...
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we want to take you to the pentagon. army general odierno is speaking with reporters. . >> thank you, and good morning. i want to make a quick statement here and then i will get on to your questions. today is a very important day as we continue to move towards our objective of a sovereign, secure and self-reliant iraq. june 30, 2009 also marks a significant milestone for iraq, as the iraqi security forces assume responsibility for security within the cities across the country. it is a day when i iraqis celebrate as they continue to move towards exercising their full sovereignty. in accordance with the security agreement, u.s. combat forces have completed the withdrawal of a i iraqi cities. a small number of forces will remain in cities to coordinate with iraqi security forces as well as enable them to move forward. we will also support civil capacity efforts led by the u.s. embassy, not the government of iraq and the united states mission assistance in iraq. u.s. forces will continue to conduct security operations throug
we want to take you to the pentagon. army general odierno is speaking with reporters. . >> thank you, and good morning. i want to make a quick statement here and then i will get on to your questions. today is a very important day as we continue to move towards our objective of a sovereign, secure and self-reliant iraq. june 30, 2009 also marks a significant milestone for iraq, as the iraqi security forces assume responsibility for security within the cities across the country. it is a day...